Report on Media in Morocco - Arab Center for the Rule of Law and ...

Table of Contents
I- Chapter One: General Overview of Media in Morocco
II- Chapter Two: Analysis of Principles
1- Independence
1-1 Media Independence Guarantees
1-1-1 Freedom of Speech
1-1-2 Freedom of the Press
1-1-3 Association of Journalists and Media Outlets
1-1-4 The Right to Have Access to Information
1-1-4-1 Professional Secret
1-1-4-2 Ambiguity of the Press Law
1-1-4-3-Secrets of National Defense
1-1-4-5-Prohibition from accessing personal information
1-2 Media Regulations
1-2-1 License System
1-2-2 Media Management
1-2-3 Conditions of Granting Permits
1-2-4 Slander and Libel
1-2-5 Confiscation of the Press Card
1-2-6 Suspension and Seizure of Media Outlets
1-2-6-1 Seizure
1-2-6-2 Suspension
1-2-6-3 Ban
1-2-6-4 Confiscation and Destruction
1-2-6-5 Prohibition of broadcasting bulletins and shows:
1-3 Media Censorship
1-3-1 Official Directives
1-3-2 Self-Censorship
1-4 Media, Governmental and Non-governmental Influences
1-4-1 Independence of the Media
1-4-2Media and Economic Stability
1-5 Personal Independence of Journalists
1-5-1 Control of Content
1-5-2 Freedom of the Movement of Journalists
1-5-3 Press and Judicial Verdicts
1-5-4 Physical and Economic Protection
1-5-5 Civil Society Organizations and Protection of Journalists
2- Integrity
2-1 Ethics of the Profession
2-1-1 Becoming a Professional Journalist
2-1-2 Fighting Corruption
2-1-3 Discrimination in Recruiting Journalists
2-1-4 Selection and Promotion of Journalists
2-2 Diversity of the Media